Elisha Gunn, letter, to Eleazar Wheelock, 1767 September 2
Date2 September, 1767
ms number767502.3
abstractGunn writes to introduce an Oneida chief.
handwritingFormal handwriting is largely clear and legible.
paperSingle medium-sized sheet is in fair condition; it is thin and fragile with light-to-moderate staining, creasing and wear. The remnants of the wax seal appear to have preserved a fingerprint.
noteworthyIt is uncertain to whom Gunn refers when he mentions "Rev. Smith," although it is possibly Titus Smith.
Modernized Version Deletions removed; additions added in; modern spelling and capitalization added; unfamiliar abbreviations expanded.